Receptacle



J. VISSER RECEPTACLE May 14, 1935.

Filed July 13, 1934 WDG/Wto@ john l//lsser @wwe/1341 rsanieamey 14. 193s 2,001,272

UNITED STATES PATENT vori-ICE John Visser, Grand Rapids, Mich., assigner to Grand Rapids Metalcraft Corporation, Grand Rapids, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application July is, 1934, sei-1eme. '134,938 z claims. (ci. zoe-19.5)

'I'he instant invention relates'to wall recepopening I8. This receptacle is provided with a tacles and more particularly to ash receivers kback plate I9, here shown as circular and prefespecially adapted for use when installed within erably` likewise formed of stamped sheet metal. the interior of a motor vehicle to a wall surface 'I'he circular marginal edge of this back plate 5 thereof. is provided with a pair of projecting oppcsitely 5 The primary objects of the invention are to disposed and inwardly flanged tongues',2, the provide an ash receiver of the character above tongues each preferably having a boss 2| respecindicated having a receptacle detachably contively adapted to register with the bosses I6 on the nected to a wall plate which is adapted to be raised portions I4 of the wall plate II and to be 10 secured to a wall surface of the interior of a engaged by' them during the JuXtaDOSitOn rotalo motor car; to provide such a device whose several tiOn 0f the Container back Plate I9 1113011 the Wall parts are detachably secured together in a novel plate II asindicated by the double headed arrow manner, and, to provide such a device which is in Figure l. The back plate I9 of the receptacle attractive in appearance, utilitarian in use, eco- I'I when the receptacle is thus detachably secured nomical in manufacture and which may be readt0 the Wall plate II, contacts the forwardly 15 ily and conveniently installed. flanged portions I5 of the wall plate for spacing An illustrative embodiment of the invention is it from the wall surface I0 to which the wall plate shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein: iS fixed, aS best Shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the wall The wall surface. whether it be the instrument receptacle, the wall surface of the interior of a Panel 0r the upholstered interior 0f the Car, iS 20 motor car being fragmentary and illustrative of thus prevented from becoming marred or otherthe dash panel or-interior upholstered wall; wise defaced. A cigar or cigarette snuifer 22 is Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof on linel here shown as secured to the inner side of the 2 3 of Figure i; back plate I9 and below the ash receiving oper/1 25 Figure 3 is a plan view of the back plate of ing |8- the wall receptacle showing the manner in which It will thus be seen that the ash receiver herein it may be secured to the wall surface of the inshown and described may be readily and conterior of the motor vehicle and further showing veniently installed and when installed is attracin section a fragmentary portion of the reeeptive in appearance, utilitarian in use, economical tacle per se and the manner in which it is dein manufacture and is detachably secured in it's 30 tachably secured to its wall plate; assembled relation in a novel manner. Figure 4 is a sectional view thereof on une While but one specific embodiment of this in- 4-4 of Figure 3; and vention has been herein shown. and described,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5 5 of it will be understood that numerous details of Figure 3. the construction shown may be altered or 35 Referring to the drawing in which like parts omitted without departing from the spirit of this of the device there shown are designated by the invention as defined by the following claims. same numerals in the several views, a wall sur- I claim: face I0, such as the dash panel or interior up- 1. In a device of the class described, a wall holstered surface of the interior of a motor veplate adapted to be xed to a wall surface and 40 hicle. has secured thereto a wall plate II as by having a circular marginal edge provided with screws' I2 passing through the screw receiving a pair of oppcsitely disposed raised portions and apertures I3. with a pair of oppcsitely disposed forwardly This wall plate may be conveniently stamped flanged portions, and a container having a back from sheet metal if desired and has a circular plate provided with a pair of projecting oppo- 4:, marginal edge which is provided with a pair of sitely disposed and inwardly flanged tongues oppcsitely disposed raised portions I4 and with adapted to engage the raised portions of the wall a pair of oppcsitely disposed forwardly flanged plate during the juxtaposition rotation of the portions I5. 'I'he raised portions are each likecontainerl back plate upon the wall plate, said wise preferably provided with a boss I6 as best back plate contacting the forwardly flanged por- 50,

shown in Figure 3. tions of the wall plate for spacing it from the A receptacle generally designated I'I and likesurface to which the wall plate may be iixed. wise preferably formed of stampedv and drawn 2. In a device of the class described, a wall sheet metal is here shown as outwardLv bulging plate adapted to be fixed to a wall surface and and at its top is provided with an ash receiving having a circular marginal edge Provided with 55 a. pair ot oppositeiy disposed raised portions and with a pair of oppositely disposed forwardly ilanged portions, each of said raised portions having a boss thereon', and a container having a back plate provided with a pair of 'projecting oppositely disposed and inwardly anged tongues, each o! said tongues having a boss thereon respectively adapted to register with the bosses on the raised portions of the wall plate .and to be engaged by them during the juxtaposition rotation of the container back plate uponA the wall plate, said back plate contacting the forwardly flanged portions of the wall plate for spacing it from-the surface to which the wall plate may be xed.

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